Re: Help please with installation

Hi Van,

Thank you for responding. I didn't try to create a database, am using Windows 98 2nd ed at home (am enrolled in an Oracle database class and we are using it at the college via NT though). I went back through all the help files I could find and everything said it should be working but it wasn't.

So I went back and started over clean and redid everything and it worked -- don't know why, maybe I had a corrupted file or something that didn't load right the first time -- I am running this on the bare bottom limits of what it says it will run on (an ancient 166 Pentium, with only 64 EDO RAM, and worse a 5.1 hard drive that had a head crash and lost down to 4.7 gig now -- yes I know the machine is dying and the only thing worthwhile is the 3com modem (I bought high end when I bought it).

Anyway thank you for helping.
"Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message news:Xfax5.237$Bd.49288_at_monger.newsread.com...
> From what you said I'm guessing you decided to create a database with the
> install. You'll have to look at your tnsnames.ora and see if has the
> parameters for your new database in it. Also look at your listener.ora
 for
> the same reason. Because you have personal Oracle, you're probably using
 an
> NT machine. Be sure your Oracle services are started - including the
> listener service.
> If everything looks OK go to the oracle_home.bin directory and use lsnrctl
> to stop and start the listener, then try again.
> If you still have a failure to connect get the Oracle NET80 documentation
> and follow the troubleshooting steps i.e. ping the machine, tnsping it,
> connect with SQL*Plus etc.
>
> Van
>
>
> "Mart Hurst" <Wayfarergenesis_at_Xworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:7Kyw5.16060$6f1.720436_at_bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > Am currently enrolled in an Oracle class and bought Oracle8i Personal
> > Edition for Windows 98 and am having problems getting it to function.
 Any
> > help much appreciated.
> >
> > I read all of the instructions before trying to install, and seemed to
 have
> > no problems installing; had no warnings or error messages. However when
 I
> > got to the part about configuring Oracle by starting the Oracle Listener
 I
> > began to have problems. Oracle Listner started without a problem, the
> > database started, but when I go to the sign on screen where we were to
 sign
> > on according to their installation instructions as user name: system
> > password: manager Host String: po8
> > I got error message: "Oracle SQL*Plus Error: ORA-12154: TNS:could not
> > resolve service name."
> >
> > I went to their help and found this:
> >
> > ORA-12154 TNS:could not resolve service name
> >
> > Cause The service name specified is not defined correctly in the
> > TNSNAMES.ORA file.
> > Action Make the following checks and correct the error:
> >
> > · Verify that a TNSNAMES.ORA file exists and is in the proper place and
> > accessible. See the operating system specific manual for details on the
> > required name and location.
> > · Check to see that the service name exists in one of the TNSNAMES.ORA
 files
> > and add it if necessary.
> > · Make sure there are no syntax errors anywhere in the file.
 Particularly
> > look for unmatched parentheses or stray characters. Any error in a
> > TNSNAMES.ORA file makes it unusable. See Chapter 4 in the SQL*Net V2
> > Administrator's Guide. If possible, regenerate the configuration files
 using
> > the Oracle Network Manager.
> >
> > Copyright (C) 1998, Oracle Corporation
> >
> > The installation instructions said to navigate to
 C:\Ora95dev\Net80\Admin
> > and highlight and copy the "TcpExample.world" section to the bottom of
 the
> > list and change the copy to:
> >
> > po8.world =
> > (DESCRIPTION =
> > (ADDRESS_LIST =
> > (ADDRESS =
> > (PROTOCOL = TCP)
> > (Host = localhost)
> > (Port = 1521)
> > )
> > )
> > (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
> > )
> > )
> >
> > which I did before starting the listener. So I don't know what to do
 from
> > here?
> >
> > Remove X after @ to reply
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Sep 19 2000 - 08:42:44 CDT